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Wellington City nightscape, City reflected in harbour

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Wellington City Archives is the business archive of the Wellington City Council. Our collections date from the 1840s to the present day.

 

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Feature: Thomas Ward Maps/ Whakaaturanga Thomas Ward Mahere

1892 map sheet 33

 

     
Circa 1900 map sheet 33

 

  
Link to 1892 maps   Link to 1900 maps
 
 

Image Lucky Dip / Tou Waimarie Whakaahua

b. Storm damage, Ridgeway subdivisiond. 42 main, Johnsonville, drainageb. Broken Safety Bollard, Jervois Quay, views South and North from Bollarday. Zoob. People on lawn, Civic Squareb. Golf Tournament, Shandon Clubn. Traffic, Cuba Stj. Condition of street and footpath surfacesG, Open Day and Official OpeningCivic Centre ReconstructionParks and Recreation - Botanical GardensCity Scapes, DeBretts Tavern, corner of Ballance Street and Lambton QuayParks and Recreation - Aquatic Centre147 and 149 Aro Street, workmen with tractor and cart no.11u. Plimmerton Reservoirb. Traffic, Grosvenor Terraced. Steel beams for Box Hill Bridge, Petoneb. From the south end of Boulcott Street, looking towards the Manners and Willis Street intersection. Boulcott Chambers building on the left, YWCA and the St George Hotel on the right. Motor vehiclesa. Upland Road, ShopsCemeteries - Makarad. View of construction site, uprights have been installeda. Newlands Stream + environsa. Traffic Safety Week PresentationParks and Recreation - Summer City ProgrammesReception to HM Queen Elizabeth II & HRH the Duke of EdinburghSummer City, Sun Festival, Sun Festival Sculpture assemblyd. 18A Cottleville Tce. 20 Cottleville Tce. 46 Mt Pleasant Rdk. Reception for Mrs Gandhi, Prime Minister of IndiaParks and Recreation - Botanical Gardens: Floriadef. Mechanical Draughting OfficeMain Hutt Roadc. Pedestrian subway, Lambton Quay to Railway Stationc. Ridgeway extensionc. Abattoirsc. Webb Street, Retaining WallEdmund Anscombe with grandchildrene. Oban Street, garageb. King Std. Traffic officers in luminous equipmenth. No 294-296 Lambton QuayPhotograph of new asphaltic concrete surface, Hutt Road, May 1926Mobil Street RaceStewart Fountain, Christchurchj. Careers SeriesStreetscape, Bus / Tram Terminal, Courtenay Placeb. Meter warden (Miss Henwood)c. Wainui dam access tunnelTe Aro redevelopment areaTe Aro foreshore, 1857Relief Works, Melrose.
 
 
 

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ANZ Tower Abattoir BNZ Centre Basin Reserve Bolton Street Cemetery Botanic Gardens Bus Shelter Capital on the Quay Carter Observatory Centennial Exhibition Civic Awards Civic Square F G Barker Frank Kitts Park Freyberg Pool Interceptor Johnsonville Mall Karori Cemetery Keith Spry Pool Majestic Centre Makara Cemetery Mark Blumsky Massey University Michael Fowler Centre Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Neil Price Nissan Mobil 500 Reserve Bank Scots College State Insurance Tower Stephen Rainbow Street Race Substation Summer City TS Taroona (Ship) Town Belt Town Hall Tramways Victoria University Victoria University of Wellington Wellington Botanic Garden Wellington Central Library Wellington High School Wellington Hospital Wellington International Airport Wellington Railway Station Wellington Regional Aquatic Centre Wellington Town Hall Wellington Urban Motorway Wellington Zoo

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